{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-1-122","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-1-122","heading":"Enforcement powers of park rangers and game wardens.","body":"(1) Park rangers appointed pursuant to 23-1-121 and fish and game wardens appointed pursuant to 87-1-501 are authorized officers with the authority to enforce the laws and adopted rules relating to parks and outdoor recreation contained in chapters 1 and 2 of this title, except chapter 2, part 7.\n(2) An authorized officer may:\n(a) arrest, in accordance with Title 46, chapter 6, any person within an area managed by the department upon probable cause to believe that the person has committed an offense against chapters 1 and 2 of this title, except chapter 2, part 7, or rules of the department, the board, or the commission;\n(b) enforce the disorderly conduct and public nuisance laws under 45-8-101 and 45-8-111 as they apply to the operation of motorboats on waters within areas managed by the department under this part; and\n(c) exercise other powers of peace officers in the enforcement of:\n(i) laws relating to parks and outdoor recreation contained in chapters 1 and 2 of this title, except chapter 2, part 7;\n(ii) rules of the department, the board, and the commission; and\n(iii) judgments obtained for violations of the laws and rules specified in this subsection (2)(c).","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 1. PARKS","Part 1. State Parks"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0220/0230-0010-0010-0220.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:47Z","sha256":"2daac4ba3da2977d8cc56378312598d1506c9f06a0e095efb365854fd476e0b9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-1-121","next":"us-mt/23-1-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}